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Oyster Mushroom Farming
Grow and sell oyster mushrooms from farm waste: a practical guide for Kenya
First edition, September 2026 · Vinfarm Farming Library
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About This Guide
Turn straw into income.
Oyster mushrooms grow on wheat straw, maize cobs and bean haulms that most farms throw away, and sell for KSh 400 - 600 a kilo. This practical guide shows how to build a simple mushroom house, pasteurise substrate, spawn and incubate bags, fruit and harvest, control pests and sell, with drawings, schedules and record sheets.
How to use this guide
- Read Chapters 1 - 3 before you build or buy anything.
- Follow Chapters 4 - 6 step by step for your first batch.
- Use Chapter 7 whenever something goes wrong.
- Use Chapters 8 - 10 to handle, sell and plan.
What You'll Learn
- 1Why Oyster Mushrooms?
- 2Types of Oyster Mushroom
- 3The Mushroom House
- 4Preparing the Substrate
- 5Spawning and Incubation
- 6Fruiting and Harvesting
- 7Pests, Diseases and Hygiene
- 8After Harvest
- 9Selling and Money
- 10Planning and Checklists
Also inside: A: Record Sheets; B: Quick Reference; C: Glossary.
Pages53 pages
FormatPDF download
LanguageEnglish
Chapters10 chapters
EditionFirst edition
September 2026
September 2026
PublisherVinfarm Farming Library
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